photo: Seth Elledge (Frank Ramirez/The Cardinal Nation)
Two Cardinals pitchers saw action in Friday’s game for the Glendale Desert Dogs against the Scottsdale Scorpions. Starter Griffin Roberts threw three scoreless innings and Seth Elledge pitched innings five and six in relief, for a scoreless outing as well.
Results for the game played on Friday, September 20.
Glendale Desert Dogs 2 at Scottsdale Scorpions 3
Two St. Louis Cardinals pitchers saw action in Friday’s game between Glendale and Scottsdale. Right-hander Griffin Roberts from Palm Beach started and pitched three scoreless innings. He danced around six hits, a walk and a wild pitch and struck out three. All six of Roberts’ hits allowed were singles and he needed 61 pitches, 36 for strikes, to collect his nine outs.
Memphis reliever Seth Elledge tossed two run-free innings, allowing one hit, a single, and fanning two. The right-hander was more efficient, throwing 25 pitches, 18 for strikes.
No other Cardinals saw action.
Glendale is 0-3 in the short season and in last place in the AFL West.
Saturday’s game: vs. Scottsdale, Springfield’s Roel Ramirez (0-0, 0.00) 8:30 CT.
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